succorSUC'COR, v.t. [L. succurro; sub and curro, to run.] Literally, to run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when in difficulty, want or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; as, to succor a besieged city; to succor prisoners. SUC'COR, n. Aid; help; assistance; particularly, assistance that relieves and delivers from difficulty, want or distress. |